Blog: Syracuse University professor Robert Thompson has been quoted by 78 different NY Times reporters

The Associated PressSyracuse University professor Robert Thompson is an oft-quoted expert on all things pop culture, including spaghetti tacos.

From The NYTpicker, a blog devoted to the content and internal workings of The New York Times:

In tomorrow's NYT, reporter Helene Stapinski performs what might appear to be a near-impossible feat of journalism dexterity -- producing a college professor to support her thesis that more Americans now consume spaghetti tacos than ever before.

But maybe Stapinski's reportage isn't so remarkable, after all. In fact, she's only continuing a longstanding NYT tradition in quoting Thompson -- and has become the 78th NYT reporter to do so, in 150 separate stories over the span of almost two decades. We counted!